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  • South London Business Support

    • Reference: 2008/2888
    • Question by: Mike Tuffrey
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    Your Deputy Mayor Sir Simon Milton is quoted in the Richmond and Twickenham Times (Dec 5th) that he told business leaders in South London on November that in attempts to help businesses in Bromley, Croydon, Sutton, Merton, Wansworth, Kingston and Richmond 'we may be able to crush together pots of money in the Greater London Authority family which would yield £200m to £300m, and will look at how best it can be used.' Can you tell me which pots of money Sir Simon was referring too, and how much will be allocated from each pot?

  • Threat to Tube Upgrades

    • Reference: 2008/2889
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    If you are unable to secure from central Government the additional money needed to close the funding gap for the second period of the London Underground PPP, what will be the effects on the planned programme for upgrading the Tube network?

  • Effects of economic downturn (1)

    • Reference: 2008/2891
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    How will the economic crisis and job losses (in the City and Canary Wharf particularly) affect the ability of larger firms to pay the Supplementary Business Rate which is to be levied for Crossrail?

  • Effects of economic downturn (2)

    • Reference: 2008/2892
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    How will the economic crisis and job losses affect revenue for London Transport over the coming year, and what percentage decrease in passenger numbers are anticipated in a recession?

  • Camden Road rail upgrade & East London Line

    • Reference: 2008/2893
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    Can you shed any light on why the Department for Transport has chosen to spend £54 million on taking forward the upgrade of rail infrastructure at Camden Road on the Northern Line, rather than the much less expensive funding of the vital Phase 2 of the East London Line extension?

  • Redevelopment of Oxford Street

    • Reference: 2008/2894
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    What is your vision for Oxford Street and what plans do you have to deliver that vision?

  • Thames Estuary airport

    • Reference: 2008/2895
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    Having cancelled several significant transport schemes that have major regeneration benefits for the less advantaged areas of London, you seem prepared to spent time and taxpayers' money exploring a project for a Thames Estuary airport for which there is and will be absolutely no Government funding. How can you justify such expenditure?

  • Cost of reconfiguring the Oyster contract

    • Reference: 2008/2896
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    What will be the cost of reconfiguring a new contract for the future management and development of the Oyster card system and other ticketing services?

  • Cost of buying the Oyster brand

    • Reference: 2008/2897
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    What has been the cost to the taxpayer of TfL buying ownership of the Oyster brand?

  • Oyster: contactless payment facilities

    • Reference: 2008/2898
    • Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
    • Meeting date: 17 December 2008
    Is there really no possibility of a 'shift towards simpler, contactless payment technologies' to enhance the Oyster system in time for the 2012 Olympics, and if so, why did TfL not issue appropriate instructions to contractors much earlier, given that the technology is already available?